Remollo Files Election Protest Against Sagarbarria in Dumaguete

Remollo Files Election Protest Against Sagarbarria in Dumaguete Dumaguete City, Philippines — May 28, 2025 A formal election protest has been filed before the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) in Manila by Atty Felipe Claudio C. Remollo against incumbent Congressman Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria, challenging the outcome of the May 12, 2025 National and Local Elections in […]

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₱120K/Month Jobs for Dumagueteños in South Korea 🇰🇷💼

₱120K/Month Jobs for Dumagueteños in South Korea 🇰🇷💼 The “Trabaho, dili Ayuda” initiative by Mayor Ipe Remollo has given thousands of Dumagueteños the chance to work as seasonal farm workers in Yeongdong-gun, South Korea — earning ₱90,000 to ₱120,000 monthly! This is more than just employment — it’s economic dignity for hardworking families. 🌍🇵🇭 #LUPADDumaguete […]

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Palace proclaims May 12 national holiday for midterm elections

Palace proclaims May 12 national holiday for midterm elections MANILA – 6 May 2025 — President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. has issued Proclamation No. 878, declaring Monday, 12 May 2025 a special (non‑working) holiday nationwide to ensure every Filipino voter has ample time to participate in the 2025 national and local polls. (Philstar Life) Signed on 6 May by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin on behalf […]

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LEGISLATIVE AGENDA | ECONOMIC PRIORITIES

IPE REMOLLO FOR CONGRESSMAN2nd District, Negros Oriental IpeRemollo2025 | #LupadProbinsya | #GoodGovernance LEGISLATIVE AGENDA | ECONOMIC PRIORITIES Utilizing the natural bays of Bais and Tanjay Shipbuilding & Drydock facilities – job generation & local industry Cruise Ship Port Development – boost tourism & local economy Open up mountain barangays End insurgency Attract investors & tourists […]

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The King of Concrete: Si Pilimon’s Empire of Dust

The King of Concrete: Si Pilimon’s Empire of Dust In Congressman Si Pilimon’s district, a freshly paved highway glistens under the midday sun, its blacktop smooth and unblemished. It’s the third time this stretch has been torn up and rebuilt in six years—each time declared “urgent” in the General Appropriations Act (GAA), each time a […]

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A Lawmaker’s Legacy of Impunity in the Philippines

April 6, 2025 When a former mayor turned congressman claims ignorance of the laws he once enacted—or worse, indifference to them—it’s not a lapse in memory. It’s a display of impunity that erodes the foundation of governance. Manuel “Chiquiting” Sagarbarria, now a congressman representing Negros Oriental’s 2nd District, recently addressed the controversy over a ₱3.3-billion […]

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Hospital Project in Philippines Halted Over Zoning Violations Tied to Powerful Family

Hospital Project in Philippines Halted Over Zoning Violations Tied to Powerful Family April 5, 2025 | Dumaguete City, Philippines A ₱3.3-billion provincial hospital project in Dumaguete City has been stopped mid-construction after officials discovered it lacked critical permits, violating a zoning ordinance championed by the same political family now overseeing the effort. The controversy has […]

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Third Batch of Dumaguete Seasonal Workers Arrive in South Korea under Sisterhood Program

Third Batch of Dumaguete Seasonal Workers Arrive in South Korea under Sisterhood Program YEONGDONG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA — Fifty Dumagueteños have officially arrived in Yeongdong-gun, South Korea, as part of the Seasonal Worker Program facilitated by the Lupad Administration of Dumaguete City. This marks the third batch of local workers deployed this year through the city’s […]

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